The Early Quaker History of King Philip's War

(Rehoboth, MA) –
Join the Carpenter Museum for a lecture by noted Quaker historian Elizabeth Cazden. This free, hybrid event will take place at 6:30 pm on Wednesday, July 23 in the Carpenter Museum’s Tilton Room and on Zoom.

In June 1675, just before the outbreak of the War for New England (known colloquially as "King Philip's War"), a group of Rhode Island officials led by Quaker Deputy Governor John Easton met Metacom (also known as King Philip), the leader of the Pokanoket tribe, at the Bristol Ferry to try to negotiate a peaceful resolution to the dispute. During this talk Elizabeth Cazdan will discuss the events of that meeting, as described by both contemporary and later sources, and why it ultimately failed to prevent the fighting that would soon engulf the region.

Elizabeth Cazden is a retired lawyer and Quaker historian based in Providence, RI. She holds degrees from Oberlin College, Harvard Law School, and Andover Newton Theological School. She has written and spoken in both academic and public settings on Quaker history, with a special focus on New England Quakers' participation in the enslavement of Africans and in land expropriation from Indigenous communities. Her research has been supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities. Cazdan is an active Quaker, having served in many capacities for the New England Yearly Meeting as well as other national and international Quaker organizations. Cazdan is a direct descendant of John Borden, one of the participants in the meeting she'll be discussing.

Join us in person in the Tilton Room or from your own living room via Zoom. This event is free and open to the public. Please register at www.QuakerPhilipWar.eventbrite.com